Homeland Security officials have urged disaster response staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to avoid using the word “ice” in public messaging about the massive winter storm barreling toward much of the United States, according to two sources familiar with the directive.
Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes
https://lite.cnn.com/2026/01/23/politics/fema-ice-storm-memes
21 Comments
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 63 pts · 223d
Is no one going to point out the dystopian nature of DHS telling FEMA not to warn people about ice while expecting inclement weather because they're afraid of how it will reflect on ICE's gestapo tactics?
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 17 pts · 222d
They could just rebrand the agency so its acronym no longer coincides with something unrelated
Call it the kool kids klub or something
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 222d
Killer klepto kakistocracy
Mantzy81@aussie.zone · 57 pts · 223d
Take a flamethrower to ice
LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 223d
And to ICE
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 223d
“Crush ICE” is right there. Surprised no one’s picked that one up yet.
Mantzy81@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 223d
Crushed ice is great. Crushed ice is also great.
semperverus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 220d
Saw that on someone's car window here last week. "I like my ice crushed" it said.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 220d
Nice.
ramble81@lemmy.zip · 30 pts · 223d
San Antonio traffic signs said “ICE PREVENTION OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS” at least TxDot understood the assignment.
adespoton@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 223d
I’m always happy when my airplane de-ices before takeoff.
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 223d
Rock salt is great for dispersing ice from streets and sidewalks.
Blade9732@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 223d
Only when launched via 12 gauge. It is more impactfull that way.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 223d
Rocks or salt. Rocks because they hurt, and salt because it kills them by dehydrating them through osmosis, drawing water out of their bodies
Techlos@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 222d
A water balloon full of saturated brine. This is a standalone sentence that could be totally unrelated to the prior conversation, I just like salty water.
Also unrelated, but wet clothes can be hundreds of times less insulating than dry clothes, so stay dry in the winter storm!
guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip · 15 pts · 223d
I think it would be safer if we all help to get rid of ice this winter
4am@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 223d
The memes will continue.
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 222d
These two headlines work great together:
Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio · 2 pts · 222d
What's this about big-ass cups of meat?
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 222d
Lemme see... do I go for a "your mom" joke, or something about their username?
Dorkyd68@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 222d
Fuck ice. The slippery one too